Drug Related Album cover

Drug Related album covers 





album cover for the foals a indie music band  the art work was done bye agency  called independent hope i got the right? that's based in London.. however the illustration /design  was done by a illustrator called Christopher wright (tinhead) freelancer artist who has also worked on the foals music videos.his work i think is both sample and  beautiful i was really inspired bye the use of line work and how the bold green line around the imager really makes the art work come alive.i feel that the artist has got  inspired from the kiss(lovers)was painted by an Austrian called Gustav klimt  he was a symbolist painter. the art work it  self give's you the feeling of a drudged up reality that is symbolised in the image.for example see how the eye are dimmed down to give you the sense of  being high..

the kiss bye Gustav Klimt 

some quests from a interview with tinhead 

How did you get into illustration, has it always been important?

Hmm it’s a love hate thing, I tried to do fine art but was misguided by my foundation art course and I failed to get into any schools, so in rage I worked for a year as a bin man and drew a bit, for people. I did some modelling, then my mum was like please son go, try for university again, so I re-applied for illustration, and I have been doing it ever since, although I am constantly frustrated by it.

A favorite project to date?

This is hard. I like collaborations because if the person you are working with is fun, then its great plus you can learn a lot. My last two projects were fun because I made films. I enjoy doing new things. In terms of success I would say some of the foals artworks for singles/albums have been rad.

Here are some other artwork from Antidotes:

  

some more art work from the album Antidotes bye foals.with this piece of art work i get a hole new feel from the album cover. this feels in away like the art has lost all control almost like an heart attack and the repetitive text give you the feeling of playing some hard style donk  and taking some E what a trap that would be.but i still really love this process and could really work well with my concept and process.

non-narrative illustration

Non-Narrative My brief
the amazing sneakheads




for the non-narrative brief  were were giving a list of music album and were told to pick one from the list. I picked seven albums from the list after i looked at Nick Cave (murder ballads) iggy azalea (the new classic)SBTKT(wonder where we land)Royal blood(royal blood)childish gambino(because the internet)jerry lee lewis (great balls of Fire)the amazing snake heads(amphetamine ballads)after looking at all the albums i picked to look at its was clear that i was going to do the amazing sneak heads. after listing to one song i was instantly went for the  amazing sneak head.

onces i  new the  band and album i will be  going to look into the band i had to see what inspired there songs to get a idea for my concept.and also look at the history of the band. and to help me .come up with i concept i will be looking into different types of poster art like rock n billy and hardcore poster art.but after doing some looking and listing to the band my anion was changes after two songes on the ablum which was here it comes again and im a vampire flatlining. i got the feel that they could have some type of link with drugs.

''[1] Short bursts of anger snap into place in the dimly lit songs of the Amazing Snakeheads, a Glasgow band enamored with the well-worn fusion of punk and classic rock'n'roll. If punk represented a new year zero for rock to some, for others it carried all the hallmarks of a past worth digging up and fusing with its abrasive form. This is the punk that takes jerry lee lewis as its starting point instead of, say, the Stooges or Suicide. It’s unashamedly backwards-looking, caught somewhere between the precipice gazing of nick cave in his birthday party days and the plastic Elvis front Jon Spencer took in the Blues Explosion. It wouldn’t work without the robust commitment of singer Dale Barclay, who’s spitting and cursing one minute (“I’m a Vampire”) then lost at the end of his tether over a woman the next (“Heading for Heartbreak”). The whiff of pomade may be palpable, but so is the air of commitment.

[1]http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19640-the-amazing-snakeheads-amphetamine-ballads/

bryan lewis saunders

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1. Bryan Lewis Saunders is a performance artist, videographer, and performance poet known for his disturbing spoken word rants, tragic art performances.

On 30 of march in  1995, Saunders began drawing at least one self-portrait every day for the rest of his life. For 11 days in 2001, Saunders conducted an experiment in which he ingested or inhaled a different intoxicant everyday and created a self-portrait under the influence documenting the effects of his altered perception.On May 16, 2010 Saunders performed in the Palau de la Virreina as part of the International Poetry Festival in Barcelona alongside bibble hansen Eugene S. Robinson  "The Ugly Americans".In January 2011, a selection of the drug induced self-portraits presented online went viral. In 2003, Saunders began sleeping with a cassette recorder and documenting both his dreams and which led to a wealth of source material for both audio releases and books. here are some examples of bryans work from under the influence 

Bryan Lewis Saunders likes to take drugs, both legal and illegal, and then draw pictures of himself. The results are strikingly different from drug to drug, and they vary from beautiful to grotesque, abstract and just plain bizarre.

An artist in his mid-40s from Virginia, now living in Tennessee, Saunders has completed more than 9,930 self-portraits to date (though not all under the influence of a drug).

He said he explored tragedy and social problems for a couple years, then switched to exploring sleep, pain and personality assessment—then drugs. He's most interested in the "things that are still a mystery to us all," he said in an email.

In 2012 Saunders told Wired magazine he'd decided to do a self-portrait every day for the rest of his life so that he "could die knowing that I tried to experience as much as possible when I was alive."

10mg Ambien

this is a prescription drug for insomniacs and some brain disorders. Side effects include nausea, dizzyness, vomiting, increased impulsivity and either an increase or decrease of libido. Sounds confusing. but i really like how he used  worm colours in this image they have really inspired my process on the brief Im not saying i am taken Ambien or am i ........

Butane Honey Oil

this is butane honey oil also another term for Hash Oil apparently, but I . Looks like it’s worth trying judging by the  happy expression and the smile on his face.i am starting to see a patten with bryans work the use of worn colours short of add to the feeling of the painting and the feel of the drug. 

Bath Salts

Well, we all  no and read about the effects of this lovely concoction recently  Thankfully Bryan managed to avoid getting striped down to his  birthday suit and eating anyones   He face right off  i have just draw a mental picture instead, where it looks like he’s eaten own face off.

teddy boy ac

teddy boy

 the name  teddy boy was not officially born until late september on the 23rd 1953 when the daily express newspaper headline shortened edwardian  to teddy and coined the term Teddy boy nevertheless it is also known that a number of girlfriends  of the working class edwardians were referring to them as a teddy boy way before  the newspaper (daily express).

in 1953 a major newspaper reported on the sweeping trend in mens fashion  came across all the towns of britain towards about the new edwardian trend
however the working class edwardian style had been on the street since 1951 by the working class and now passed down to a younger generation.

teddy boy competition at nottingharn 1956


Although the popular press of the day claim that the working-class Edwardian fashion was initially worn in south and east London during the early 1950's, the fashion was actually taking hold all over the country at the same time. Examples of this can be found in Newspaper reports and Photographs which confirm this. 


The origins of the Teddy Boys actually go back to the late 1940's when Saville Row Tailor's attempted to revive the styles of the reign of King Edward VII, 1901-1910, known as the Edwardian era, into men's fashions. The Teddy Boy fashion of the fifties has its origins in what was an upper class reaction to the austerity imposed by the socialist government in the years following the World War II.



Teddyboy emerged in the 1950s as Britain was coming to the end of post-war austerity and represented the first face of British youth culture. The consumer boom of the 1950s America did not reach Britain until the 1960s but nevertheless working class teenagers could for the first time afford good clothes, a bicycle or motorcycle and entertainment. 

The clothing that the Teddyboys wore was designed to shock their parents' generation. It consisted of an Edwardian style drape jacket, much too 'camp' for a working class man, suede Gibson shoes with thick crepe soles, narrow 'drainpipe' trousers, a smart shirt and a loud tie - usually of the 'Slim Jim' or bootlace type. The trademark drape jacket was not as impractical as it seems. Not only did it act as a badge of recognition but, as it was made of woollen cloth with lots of pockets, its kept it's owner warm as he hung around in the street and was also good at concealing weapons and alcohol.

The Teddygirls adopted American fashions such as toreador pants and circle skirts, although they tended to wear low cut tops to make themselves look less prissy. Girls wore ponytails and the boys tried a number of experimental hairstyles, the most favourite being the overblown quiff.

teddy boy fashion/pattens/clothing

the history of teddy boy fashion 

The word Drapeitself was used by Americans when talking about the Zoot suit, referring to it as a set of drapes. The deformed box or coffin cut of the Neo-Edwardian jacket was American in idea and dated back to the zoot-suit with its huge sloping shoulders. The back of the jacket was box cut with no seam or vents, it could have a 2 inch turn-up around the cuffs of the sleeves and flap, ticket or jetted pockets, but not velvet.

 4 buttons which could be bone but not velvet. Velvet might just be around the top of the collar or maybe no velvet at all but remember although the basic suit was drab, the tie and waistcoat made up for that.

 The Maverick tie, Cravat, Boot Lace tie, a loosely tied bow tie or slightly later a Slim Jim Tie were all worn. It depended on your area, what your mates wore and the date as to what Ted gear you wore. Here we shall refer to the tightly knotted tie, which was a throwback again to America and the Jive style. 

 ties would be worn along with a loudly flashy silk brocade waistcoat - or weskit- and a fob watch with a chain linked through the 'weskit' this altogether made these boys who wanted to stay out of the gaze of the law, leap straight into the view of the police. All trousers were higher fitting but these Neo-Edwardians wore the tighter drainpipe style of 'strides'. 

For footwear the choice was Oxford, brogue, crepe soled suede chukka shoes or boots, or the thicker crepe of Brothel Creepers. The hair was American in style, the hair could be piled into a pompadour, an elephant trunk quiff, a silver dollar or a crew cut. An early Edwardian might have had the sides and back of his hair tapered up high but a greasy, messy quiff with sideburns finished off with a Ducks Arse thickly greased down the back of the head became the most popular as time went by. The actual style of these Neo-Edwardians was a mix of many influences that kept harking back to Edwardian Britain.

but Truthfully, they were just unskilled, working class young men but in their heads there was something of the western frock coated gunslinger blended into the Teddy boy.

The Teddy Boy was considerably different in terms of style from the original Neo-Edwardian era fashion which was started by Saville Row Tailors around August 1948. This was because the Teddy Boy fashion incorporated elements of American Western dress such as Maverick Ties and Silk Brocade Waistcoats worn by Wild West Gamblers and Gunslingers.  It should be pointed out at this point, that the original Teddy Boys tended to wear a separate non-matching Jacket, Trousers and Waistcoat (as shown in the photograph of Mick Farrell above) as opposed to matching 3-piece Drape suits which tend to be worn by Teddy Boys nowadays.  In Edinburgh during the 1950's the wearers of 3 piece Drape suits would have been referred to as 'Edwardians' and not 'Teddy Boys'.

amphetamines

amphetamines druges

amphetamines were first discovered in the 1800s but their medical uses were not recognised until the 1930s. Then they were used to counter low blood pressure, help asthmatics breathe more easily and suppress appetite.

Later amphetamines were prescribed for a whole range of disorders including inability to sleep, epilepsy, migraine, depression and hyperactivity in children. In the 1950s and 1960s they were widely marketed as slimming tablets.

More recently medical prescribing of amphetamines has fallen greatly although they are still used for sleep problems. Following widespread prescribing of amphetamines (or amphetamine-like drugs such as Ritalin), in America to children who have behaviour problems, this type of use is now growing in the UK.

Amphetamine is a strong stimulant that can make people feel alert and energised. It also usually lifts mood.

Amphetamine has a varied history. It has often been given to soldiers in wars and at one point was used as a diet pill.

Non-medical use of amphetamines grew in the UK in the 1960s especially among teenage 'mods'. The use of 'purple hearts' (a combination of amphetamine and barbiturate) by thousands of young people led to the first post war drug craze (and media drug scare) in the UK In 1964, unauthorised possession of amphetamine was banned.

Amphetamine is a stimulant and an appetite suppressant. It stimulates the central nervous system (nerves and brain) by increasing the amount of certain chemicals in the body. This increases heart rate and blood pressure and decreases appetite, among other effects.

Amphetamine is used to treat narcolepsy and attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADHD).

Amphetamine may also be used for purposes other than those listed in this medication guide.

70 rock n roll posters

Research into 70 rock poster designs 

 in 1960s and 70s rock ’n’ roll posters. We strive to offer the best selection available of the rare

 and collectible psychedelic posters that revolutionized poster art worldwide and advertised 

the live music of legendary bands and performers at venues that included The Fillmore 

Auditorium, the Avalon Ballroom, and the Grande Ballroom. 


for the first time the psychedelic poster art being created by the leading pioneers of the “psychedelic” concert poster: 

Wes Wilson, Alton Kelly, Stanley Mouse, Rick Griffin, and Victor Moscoso. Soon thereafter, the art they created would be celebrated at countless gallery shows, in museum 

collections, and at arts exhibitions worldwide. 

Here’s the story of how these artists came to be in San Francisco at the dawn of the 60s counterculture, and how the psychedelic poster art movement they created quickly swept the world.

Artist:wel wilson poster

Wilson is generally acknowledged as the father of the 60s rock concert poster. 

In 1968, he received an award from the National 

Endowment for the Arts for “his contributions to American 
Art.” He pioneered what is now known as the psychedelic poster.

artist:Stanley mouse

The Art Nouveau style of celebrated Czech designer 

Alphonse Mucha was another major source that influenced Wilson’s work. In late 1966, Wilson created a 

poster for Bill Graham’s Winterland that has been nicknamed  It combines Wilson’s ability to fill all available space with vibrant, flowing letters together with his admiration and respect for the feminine form.

 It is one of a handful of posters from that era that is considered representative of the entire period. Wilson’s 

treatment of women and the feminine form is one of his most lasting contributions to the poster art of the sixties. 

It has been said that the psychedelic poster—as we have come to know it—was defined by Wes Wilson sometime 

in the summer of 1966. Wilson did his last poster for Bill 

Graham in May of 1967 but continued to produce posters for the Avalon and other venues.